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Joseph
"Rebel"
Butler
Born [date unknown] in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jacob Butler
and Mary Jane (Royal) Butler
Brother of
Hartwell B Butler, Sarah Butler, William Butler, Rebecca Butler, Elizabeth Ann Butler, Sabra Jeane Butler, Penelope Butler and Lucinda Butler
Husband of
Isabella (Reynolds) Butler
— married
about 1857 (to 1863) in Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Died
in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Feb 2020
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Biography
Private Joseph Butler served in the United States Civil War.
Mustered out: 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. A, 30th Regiment North Carolina Infantry
Mustered out: 1864
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Co. A, 30th Regiment North Carolina Infantry
Private Joseph "Rebel" BUTLER was born in North Carolina, United States.
He passed away 09 May 1864 in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States. BURIAL Spotsylvania Confederate Cemetery Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Company A, 30th North Carolina Infantry, Ramseur's Brigade, Rodes' Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A.
Residence Sampson County NC; 27 years old. Enlisted on 6/1/1861 at Sampson County, NC, on 6/18/1861 he was mustered into "A" Co. NC 30th Infantry as a Private. Fatally wounded 5/8/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
In 1865, after the war, "a Union doctor found a skull (Butler's) on the battlefield. Historians surmise the body was hastily buried in a shallow grave and the soil eventually eroded away. The doctor labeled the skull 'Rebel Butler', apparently taking the name from bits of uniform found with it, and took it home. The skull was donated to the Henry County Historical Society Museum in New Castle, Ind., in 1923, and remained on display there for 70 years", when the U.S. Government decreed all human remains on display be returned for proper burial [Anne Gearan, Associated Press writer]. On 8/24/1996 Pvt. Butler's skull was buried with military honors by the Dabney Maury Camp SCV.
The 30th NC Infantry Regiment completed its organization at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in October, 1861. The men were raised in the following counties: Sampson, Warren, Brunswick, Wake, Nash, Granville, Duplin, Edgecombe, Moore, and Mecklenburg.[1]
Sources
- ↑ BigFrench - FIND A GRAVE ID 46554304
- Find A Grave: Memorial #14944817
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